Italy vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 3.41 times larger than Italy. Italy would fit into Mauritania about 3.4 times.
ItalyMauritaniaItaly moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
0.29×
Italy is 0.29× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 3.41× the size of Italy.
| Italy | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 302,068 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 58,915,656 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 195 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Rome | Nouakchott |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Italy sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.85× its true area; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. That difference is why Italy looks so much bigger than it is next to Mauritania. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Italy bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Italy is 3.41 times smaller than Mauritania. Italy covers 302,068 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Italy fit into Mauritania?
- About 3.4 times: Mauritania has 3.41× the area of Italy.
- Why do Italy and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Italy is drawn about 1.85× its true area there and Mauritania about 1.14×. That is why Italy looks so much bigger than it really is next to Mauritania. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Italy or Mauritania?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 5,315,065. Density: Italy 195 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².